[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ApbayJOx"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Tchikalepo"] [Black "ShaheetDeklerk"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ApbayJOx"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "20:48:19"] [WhiteElo "963"] [BlackElo "1204"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+170"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "840+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.24] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.48] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.49] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.79] } 7. Ng5?? { (0.79 → -2.98) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (7. a4 c4 8. Ba2 Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8) 7... c4 { [%eval -2.82] } 8. d4 { [%eval -2.79] } 8... cxb3 { [%eval -2.36] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval -2.35] } 9... Ng8?? { (-2.35 → 1.46) Blunder. bxc2 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (9... bxc2 10. Qd3 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nxf7+ Ke8 13. Nxh8 Be6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. f3) 10. exd6 { [%eval 1.4] } 10... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.76] } 11. axb3?? { (1.76 → -0.93) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (11. e5 h6 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qf3+ Nf6 14. exf6 Ra7 15. Ne4 gxf6 16. Rd1 Rd7) 11... h6? { (-0.93 → 0.42) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (11... Bb7 12. e5 Be7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh4 h6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. e6 fxe6 17. Qh3) 12. Nf3? { (0.42 → -0.90) Mistake. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qd5+ Kg6 14. e5 Qd7 15. Qd3+ Kf7 16. exd6 Qf5 17. d7 Bxd7) 12... Bg4?? { (-0.90 → 1.38) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (12... Nc6 13. Nxb5 Bb8 14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4) 13. h3? { (1.38 → 0.17) Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (13. Nxb5 Be7 14. Qd5 Qxd5 15. exd5 Bxf3 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Nxa8 Bxd5 18. Nb6 Bb7) 13... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.32] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.23] } 14... Qe7?? { (0.23 → 3.33) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (14... Be5 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. Bf4 Qb8 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Kf8 19. Rd5 f6 20. f4) 15. Nd5 { [%eval 3.6] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 3.44] } 16. Rd1?? { (3.44 → 1.19) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (16. e5 Bxe5 17. Re1 Nc6 18. Bf4 f6 19. Rad1 Rc8 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qf5 Rc6) 16... Nf6?? { (1.19 → 4.69) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (16... Nd7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Ra7 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21. Nxa6 Qb6 22. Nc7) 17. Nb6?? { (4.69 → -1.44) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Bf4 Rc8 21. Rd2 h5 22. c3 h4) 17... Qxb6 { [%eval -1.21] } 18. Bg5?? { (-1.21 → -5.14) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -5.14] } (18. e5 Qc6 19. exf6 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bf8 21. Re1+ Kd8 22. Bd2 Nd7 23. fxg7 Bxg7) 18... O-O?? { (-5.14 → -1.79) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (18... hxg5 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Qxa8 O-O 21. c3 Bc7 22. Qf3 Nc6 23. Re1 b4 24. Qf5) 19. Be3?? { (-1.79 → -4.35) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -4.35] } (19. Bxf6 Qc6 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bc3 Be7 22. bxc4 Ra7 23. Qg3 Qg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6) 19... Qd8?? { (-4.35 → -0.73) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (19... Qc6 20. c4 bxc4 21. Rac1 Be5 22. Qe2 c3 23. f4 Nxe4 24. fxe5 Nd7 25. Rxd7) 20. Bc5?? { (-0.73 → -2.80) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (20. e5 Nbd7 21. exf6 Ne5 22. Qd5 Bc7 23. fxg7 Re8 24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Bxh6 Rxd1+) 20... Ne8 { [%eval -2.83] } 21. Bxd6 { [%eval -2.8] } 21... Nxd6 { [%eval -2.76] } 22. e5 { [%eval -2.77] } 22... Qg5?? { (-2.77 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22... Nd7 23. exd6 Qb6 24. Rd2 Rfe8 25. Rad1 Rac8 26. Re2 Rxe2 27. Qxe2 Qc6 28. Rd2) 23. exd6?? { (0.00 → -2.05) Blunder. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (23. Qxa8 Qxe5 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Nb7 26. Re1 Rc8 27. b4 Kf8 28. c3 Rc6) 23... Rd8?? { (-2.05 → 5.23) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (23... Nd7 24. c4 Rfd8 25. Rd5 Qf6 26. c5 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Nb8 28. Kh2 Nc6 29. f4) 24. c4?? { (5.23 → -2.04) Blunder. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (24. Qxa8 Nd7 25. Qf3 Qe5 26. Qc3 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Nc5 28. f3 Kf8 29. g3 Ke8) 24... Ra7?! { (-2.04 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (24... Nd7 25. Rd5 Qf6 26. c5 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Nb8 28. f4 Nc6 29. f5 Nb4 30. Re5) 25. cxb5? { (-1.17 → -2.64) Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (25. Qc3 Rc8 26. Rd4 Rd7 27. Re1 Nc6 28. Rd5 Qf6 29. c5) 25... Rad7?? { (-2.64 → 0.00) Blunder. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Qxb5 26. Rac1 Rad7 27. Rc7 Qb6 28. Qd5 Rf8 29. Rc4 Qxb3 30. Qd4 Rb7 31. Rc7) 26. bxa6 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rxd6?? { (0.00 → 5.84) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (26... Ra7 27. Qd3 Qc5 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Re7 Rxa6 30. Rxa6 Nxa6 31. Qf5 Rf8 32. d7) 27. a7 { [%eval 5.2] } 27... Na6?! { (5.20 → 7.12) Inaccuracy. Rxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 7.12] } (27... Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Nd7 29. a8=Q Rxa8 30. Qxa8+ Nf8 31. g3 Qc5 32. Rd8 g5 33. Qd5) 28. a8=Q { [%eval 6.83] } 28... Rxa8 { [%eval 7.73] } 29. Qxa8+ { [%eval 7.71] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 7.56] } 30. Rxd6 { [%eval 7.48] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval 8.34] } 31. Rd5 { [%eval 7.3] } 31... Qxb2 { [%eval 7.89] } 32. Rxa6?! { (7.89 → 5.52) Inaccuracy. Qxa6 was best. } { [%eval 5.52] } (32. Qxa6 Qxb3 33. Qd3+ Qxd3 34. Rxd3 g5 35. Rda3 Kg8) 32... Qxb3?? { (5.52 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc1+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (32... Qc1+ 33. Rd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Qxb3 35. Ra3 Qe6 36. g3 Qd7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qf3) 33. Rdd6? { (Mate in 8 → 7.29) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.29] } (33. Rd8 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 f6 35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Qg8+ Kf5 38. Qd5+ Kg6) 33... Qb1+ { [%eval 7.56] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 6.89] } 34... f5?? { (6.89 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (34... Qb4 35. g3 Qe1 36. Qg2 Qe8 37. Ra1 Qb8 38. Rd3 Qe8 39. Rf3) 35. Rxh6+ { [%eval #4] } 35... gxh6 { [%eval #4] } 36. Qb7+?? { (Mate in 4 → -1.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (36. Qf8 Qb8+ 37. Qxb8 h5 38. Qb7+ Kh8 39. Ra8#) 36... Kg8?? { (-1.90 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (36... Qxb7 37. Ra4 Qb5 38. Rh4 Qa6 39. Rd4 Qa1 40. Rb4 Kg6 41. g3 Qf1 42. Rf4) 37. Ra8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0